What Went Down In The Fifth Democratic Debate

Biden just gave a long answer that focused on civility. This is the great difference between Biden and the party’s activist wing, which doesn’t like him. Biden really believes that politics will be improved if partisans are less angry. He thinks American politics can be less divisive. Many liberals think that there is no way to compromise with Republicans and that the problem in American politics is the GOP, not a lack of civility or divisiveness.

Yeah, Nate, I agree that Biden has exceeded expectations so far. But this is kind of like saying in May that Mike Trout is on pace for 95 home runs. Biden often tails off toward the end of debates, so let’s reserve judgment for now.

Andrew Yang just spoke about his freedom dividend. Sixty-six percent of Democratic voters support Universal Basic Income, according to a Hill-HarrisX poll from late September. There were substantially different levels of support by generation: Seventy-three percent of those in Gen Z support the proposal, along with 70 percent of Millennials, while 51 percent of Gen X voters and just 31 percent of Baby Boomers favor it.